2.1 -- brain parts/regions Flashcards

1
Q

occipital lobe

A

vision

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2
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amygdala

A

happiness, emotions

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3
Q

wernicke’s area

A

language comprehension

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4
Q

broca’s area

A

speech production

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5
Q

motor cortex

A

movement

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6
Q

hippocampus

A

memory

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7
Q

temporal lobe

A

hearing

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8
Q

parietal lobe

A

perception, making sense of the world, arithmetic, spelling

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9
Q

medulla oblongata

A

heart rate, breathing, blood pressure

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10
Q

hypothalamus

A

sleeping, waking, thirst, hunger

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11
Q

cerebellum

A

movement & balance

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12
Q

frontal lobe

A

personality, behavior, decision making

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13
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central nervous system (CNS)

A

brain & spinal cord

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14
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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

A

the sensory & motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body

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15
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occipital lobe

A

vision

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16
Q

temporal lobe

A

hearing

17
Q

parietal lobe

A

senses, perception

18
Q

frontal lobe

A

personality, behavior, decision making

19
Q

cerebellum

A

movement & balance

20
Q

brain stem

A

responsible for automatic survival functions

21
Q

gyri

A

elevated ridges

22
Q

sulci (sulcus)

A

shallow grooves

23
Q

sulci & gyri

A

convolutions on human cerebrum surface